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8:00am CDT

ARIS Global Summit IndustryDavid Gagnon

10:00am CDT

Games for Impact Production and Design Workshop Varsity HallBen Sawyer

9:00am CDT

Breakfast Varsity Hall

10:00am CDT

The Philosophical Roots of Computer Game Design Varsity HallErnest Adams • Diana Hess

11:00am CDT

Arcade & Games Tournament Northwoods

11:30am CDT

Learning about “Self” – Game + Design + Therapy TraditionsSabine Harrer • Susan Imus • Leslie Kirby • Adam Mayes • Heidi McDonald • Martine Pederson • Doris Rusch Makeology LandmarkMatthew Berland • Deborah Fields • Erica Halverson • Yasmin Kafai • Mike McGalliard Try Again, Fail Better: Leveraging the Utility of Failure Wisconsin IdeaTony Bushner • Alisha Karabinus • Patrick Love • Ashley J. Velázquez Exploding the Castle: Seeking to Shape the Future of Games in Education AgricultureAnna Arici • Sasha Barab • Jackie Barnes • Elisabeth Gee • Melissa Gresalfi • Trent Hergenrader • Jeffrey Brandon Holmes • Stephen Slota • Constance Steinkuehler • Roger Travis • Michael Young Perceptual, Decision-Making, and Learning Processes During Video Gameplay - An Analysis of Infamous Second Son with the GRAD Framework MarqueeSam von Gillern Designing Design Research for Game Development IndustryCarly Kocurek • Jennifer Miller

12:30pm CDT

Lunch Pavillion

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Doctoral Student Lunch Varsity HallBenjamin DeVane • Deborah Fields • Adam Ingram-Goble • Alecia Magnifico • David Simkins • Sinem Siyahhan

2:00pm CDT

Diversifying Barbie and Mortal Kombat: Addressing Gender and Race in Critical Educational Practice, Inclusive Conference Design, and Intersectional Research on Gaming TraditionsKishonna L Gray • Yasmin Kafai • Gabriela Riachard • Sarah Schoemann Gamified Cultural Transformation: In the Classroom and Beyond Wisconsin IdeaYu-Kai Chou • Jerry Fuqua • William Levoir-Barry • Andrew Posselt GAME NARRATIVES AgricultureJayne C. Lammers • Jason Engerman • Sagun Giri • Robert Hein • Trent Hergenrader • Osvaldo Jimenez • Adam Macaluso • Nathan Turcotte Language, History and Place LandmarkMariana Pacheco • Ardeshir Geranpayeh • Owen Gottlieb • Sam Graue-Landis • Chris Holden • Anna Jordan-Douglass • Anna Lloyd • Andrew Nye • Primproud Sarasin • Jenny Saucerman • Constance Steinkuehler • Julie Sykes • Steven Thorne Designing Games with Assessment in Mind: Diverse Processes of Integrating Design Thinking with Evidence-Centered Design Fifth Quarter StudioJodi Asbell-Clarke • David Gagnon • James Paul Gee • Elizabeth Huttner-Loan • YJ Kim • Kevin Miklasz • Michelle Riconscente Soteria – Teaching Strategies to Overcome Anxiety MarqueeDoris Rusch Using Games to Teach Computer Science Concepts IndustryEarl Aguilera • Jackie Barnes • Stephanie Eordanidis • Yetunde Folajimi • Elisabeth Gee • Casper Harteveld • Gillian Smith • Carolee Stewart • Dr. Kelly M Tran

3:30pm CDT

Designing Educational Games For Early Learners: Competing and Complementary Perspectives of Developers, Researchers, and Learning Experts TraditionsNaomi Hupert • Jillian Orr • Camellia Sanford • Philip Vahey Including Gaming to Promote Inclusion Wisconsin IdeaRebecca Gillette • Suzi Hunn • Jack Matheson EMPATHY & CULTURAL PERSPECTIVITY AgricultureConstance Steinkuehler • Christine Bachen • Jackie Barnes • Austin DeArmond • Yetunde Folajimi • Paul Gestwicki • Casper Harteveld • Pedro Hernandez-Ramos • Amy Hoover • Britton Horn • Chad Raphael • Kaley Rittichier • Gillian Smith • Amanda Waldron WOMEN, CODE, & GAMES LandmarkElisabeth Gee • Laura Beukema • Alison Lee • Laura Malkiewich • Amanda Ochsner • Stefan Slater LEARNING GEOSCIENCE CONCEPTS THROUGH PLAY & KINESTHETIC TRACKING Fifth Quarter StudioMichelle Riconscente • Lucien Vattel Just Give Me the Controller: Scaffolded Learning, World-Building, and The Witness MarqueeAlex Layne • Cody Reimer Visualizing Game Data: Collaborative Dashboard Design for Researchers and Teachers by Researchers and Teachers IndustryMark Stenerson • Aybuke Gul Turker

5:00pm CDT

Poster Session Hors d'Oeuvres Varsity Hall Beyond the Campus Walking Tour: An ARIS Augmented Learning Expedition Varsity HallShannon Bossaller • Fatih Demir • Joe Griffin • Hao He • Isa Jahnke • So Mi Kim • Michele Kroll • Nilay Muslu • Sara Ringbauer Building the Deck: Creating a Library Card Game for Outreach to Transfer Students Varsity HallAndrew Evans • Kelly Giles • Jon Reed • Kristen Shuyler Collaborative Game Development is BEEP! Varsity HallMichael Gi • Scott Price • Brendon Trombley Connecting Gameplay, Discourse, and Assessment in a Learning Game Camp Varsity HallCraig Anderson • Matthew Berland • John Binzak • Jennifer Dalsen • Anna Jordan-Douglass • Vishesh Kumar • Jenny Saucerman • Constance Steinkuehler • Aybuke Gul Turker Crossover Gamified Design: Learning and Assessment for Sustainable Engineering Education Varsity HallFariha Hayat Salman Designing for Empathy Development in an iPod-based Game at the Minnesota History Center Varsity HallLisa Larson EarthGames: Making Games Centered Around Climate Chage Varsity HallRabea Baroudi • Kurt Blancaflor • Zane Brant • Dargan Frierson • Josh Lawler • Sally Wei • Daniel Zhu EscapED: Adapting Live-Action, Interactive Games to Support Higher Education Teaching and Learning Practices. Varsity HallSylvester Arnab • Aikaterini Bourazeri • Samantha Clarke • Kate Green • Alex Masters • Luca Morini • Oliver Wood Ethics Simulators: Utilizing Digital Games to Study Ethical Decisions Making in an Immersive Context Varsity HallAllison Reeck Gamification and Group Work in an Undergraduate Lesson Varsity HallOguz Ak Gaming as Epistemic Practice Varsity HallHeidrun Allert • Marten Friedrichsen • Christoph Richter Grand Test Auto: Designing Simulator Assessments of Game-based Mental Models of Automotive Safety Technology Varsity HallBenjamin DeVane • Ben Miller • Joyce Moore • Ethan Valentine • Yile Zhou Here Comes the Boss! Using Situated Professional Environments in Games to Promote Literacy and Career Readiness Varsity HallJane Canner • Anne-Marie Hoxie • Alison Lee How a Storytelling Game is Played in a Preschool Classroom Varsity HallJeremy Sydik How do Pre-K Teachers and Students Experience Literacy Games? Exploring affordances of table games in a preschool classroom Varsity HallKatherine Sydik iVs and iPads: How Joint Media Engagement Helps Children “Cope with Pokes” Varsity HallBenjamin DeVane • Kirsten Hanrahan • Ann Marie McCarthy • Ben Miller Let’s Be A Real Estate Entrepreneur! A Game of Socially (Ir)Responsible Real Estate Development Varsity HallRichard Eberhart • Sara Verrilli Life Beyond the Grant: Creative Dissemination Strategies Varsity HallSusan Baron • Bob Coulter • Eric Klopfer • Judy Perry • Lisa Stump Literacy and Learning through Game Design: An Afterschool Twine Workshop . Varsity HallDr. Kelly M Tran • Mikaela Wallin MasterSwords: Competition, collaboration, and community in a multimodal battle of words. Varsity HallLynn Gatto • Joe Mauriello • Kristana Textor Mission HydroSci: Designing a Game for Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Varsity HallJoe Griffin • So Mi Kim • James Laffey • Troy Sadler • Justin Sigoloff More than Me: Expanding Possibilities through Connected Multiplayer Location-Based Augmented Reality Games Varsity HallArjun Narayanan • Judy Perry • Lisa Stump Out-of-school literacies back into classroom: Game, video and prosumer Varsity HallTieh-huai Chang • Fei-Ching Chen • Ming-Fong Jan Parent-child Joint App Use and Early Numeracy Development Varsity HallBenjamin DeVane • Yile Zhou Player Agency and Content Retention in Educational Games Varsity HallJenifer Doll • Keisha Varma Proteus Play on a STEM-Game Platform: Examining the role of avatar identity and self-relevance on STEM attitudes and motivation Varsity HallMichael Beyene • Leticia Cherchiglia • Amanda Klug • Samantha Oldenburg • Rabindra Ratan • Will Renius • Harrison Sanders • Rachel Stacey • Celina Wanek Revealing Stealth Health: Examining Agency in Physical Activity Games Varsity HallCynthia Carter Ching • Roxanne Rashedi • Sara Schaefer Sherlock: Gameful software for learning and evaluation Varsity HallEthan Lin • Ryan Martinez • Patrick Wirth • Moses Wolfenstein Spirit Quest: Lessons from a Campus-wide Game Development Project Varsity HallDavid Dannenberg • Kenrick Mock • Jennifer Stone Stealth Assessment in SimScientists Ecosystems Games Varsity HallDaniel Brenner • Andrew Grillo-Hill • Lisa Holt • Edys Quellmalz • Matt Silberglitt • Jody Underwood Stereotypes, Games and Your Bladedancer Self: Using avatar customization to reduce stereotype threat effects Varsity HallAdam Cockman • Joseph Fordham • Madison Ozdych • Rabindra Ratan • Luke Sienko • Kyle Silva • Celina Wanek • Whitney Zhou TAXONOMY AND FLOW – ENGAGING VIRTUAL CLASSROOMS AND PLAYER ARCHETYPES Varsity HallStephen Mallory Testing an Educational Videogame in a setting with Limited Technology Access Varsity HallHugo Enriquez • Ali Lemus The Well-Researched Game: Using Game Design and Development in First-Year Composition Varsity Hall Towards an Understanding of Player Decisions and Learning During Video Gameplay: The Gamer Response and Decision Framework Varsity HallSam von Gillern Towards Improved Literacy in Computer Programming Among Artists Varsity HallElliot Gertner • Patricia Waterman Videogames and Distributed Teaching and Learning Systems Varsity HallElisabeth Gee • Jeffrey Brandon Holmes • Dr. Kelly M Tran World-Building 101: Application of Contemporary Learning Theory in Game Design Varsity HallStephen Slota • Michael Young

7:00pm CDT

Arcade & Games Tournament Northwoods Higher Education Video Games Alliance (HEVGA) Social Pavillion

9:30am CDT

Coffee & Pastries Marquee

10:00am CDT

Keynote MarqueeElisabeth Gee • Sinem Siyahhan • Bob Matthieu

11:30am CDT

Design considerations in game dashboards for teachers Wisconsin IdeaCharlotte Duncan • Anne-Marie Hoxie • Kevin Miklasz Panel: The Assessment Game — Moving Beyond Traditional Measures TraditionsJodi Asbell-Clarke • Barbara Chamberlin • Allisyn Levy • Michelle Riconscente Telescope to Tablet: Using Real-World Data to Design an Astronomy Game LandmarkJeff Bary • Mike Beall • Rob Bellinger • Jennifer Dalsen • Kurt Squire • Greg Vaughan HISTORY, CIVICS & (DIGITAL) CITIZENSHIP AgricultureBenjamin DeVane • Paul Darvasi • Gideon Dishon • John Fallon • Yasmin Kafai • Terri Nelson Cerebrex Ultimate NorthwoodsHugo Enriquez • Ali Lemus Codemancer in the Showcasecase NorthwoodsBobby Lockhart Community in Crisis NorthwoodsKathy Burek FANSchool: think fantasy sports for learning NorthwoodsEric Nelson Geomoto NorthwoodsLucien Vattel GLS Showcasecase- Business Analytics Mobile Game NorthwoodsDuke Wong Highlighting MazeStar: A Platform for Studying Avatar Use in Computer Science Learning Environments NorthwoodsD. Fox Harrell • Sneha Veeragoudar Harrell • Helen Ho • Dominic Kao • Chong-U Lim • Maya Wagoner Invasion of the Energy Monsters: A Spooky Game About Saving Energy NorthwoodsAmartya Banerjee • Michael Horn JumpGym: An Exergame for Waiting Areas NorthwoodsMaarten Bos • Brianna Downs • John Franklin • Emily Harburg • Michael Horn • Mmachi Obiorah • Sean Ye Learning Go with AlphaGo NorthwoodsWilliam Jordan-Cooley Multiplier Maze: Grounding Fractions Knowledge in a Puzzle Game NorthwoodsJohn Binzak River of Justice: Conflict Resolution in a Complex World NorthwoodsEarl Aguilera • Sasha Barab Soteria – Dreams as Currency NorthwoodsDoris Rusch Take Off! NorthwoodsKat Shanahan The Da Vinci Coders: Teaching Programming with a Board Game NorthwoodsDanny Capaccio • Alyse Capaccio • Nora Husani • Lauren McKenzie • Bob De Schutter The Fiscal Ship: A Game About the Federal Budget NorthwoodsEric Church • Tobi Saulnier The Science of Making an Astronomy Game: Discovery to Design NorthwoodsJeff Bary • Mike Beall • Rob Bellinger • Kurt Squire • Greg Vaughan Trade to the top: Teaching economics and complex systems through the Lead Caravan multi-player game NorthwoodsMatthew Berland • Vishesh Kumar • Mike Tissenbaum Unsavory NorthwoodsClay Ewing VERBA™: Putting the _________ in Language Learning NorthwoodsKevin Ballestrini • Stephen Slota • Roger Travis Well-Played Narrative Adaptivity: Consequentiality and Story Pathways in Dreamfall Chapters MarqueeElizabeth Owen Designing for DIY: Presentationing through Tensions, Lessons, and Questions to Guide Innovative Learning Environments IndustryDeborah Fields • Sara Grimes • Jayne C. Lammers • Alecia Magnifico

12:30pm CDT

Lunch Pavillion

2:00pm CDT

Personalized Learning in Practice: Gaming Pedagogy in a Personalized Classroom Wisconsin IdeaJill Gurtner • Sarah Hackett • Richard Halverson • Beau Johnson • Jim McLure Why Teach Coding? A Friendly Debate TraditionsAndrea Arpaci-Dusseau • Yasmin Kafai • Scott Price ENVIRONMENTAL GAMES AgricultureKurt Squire • Amartya Banerjee • Amanda Barany • Jackie Barnes • Pryce Davis • Aroutis Foster • Michael Horn • Gillian Puttick • Reed • Mamta Shah • Eli Tucker-Raymond LEARNING THRU MAKING GAMES LandmarkErica Halverson • Diali Gupta • Beaumie Kim • Crystle Martin • Charlotte Lærke Weitze Implementing and Evaluating a District-wide Game-based Learning Program Fifth Quarter StudioMarshall Behringer • Nathan Grundahl • Mary Headington • Anne Larson • Michael Mades Toward a Feminist Method for Game Design with State of Decay MarqueeAlisha Karabinus Committee of N: A Card Game for School (Re-)Design IndustryCaitlin Feeley • Jason Haas • Eric Klopfer • Justin Reich

3:30pm CDT

Creating Learning Experiences for the Playful Classroom Wisconsin IdeaKathy Yu Burek • Kara Carpenter • Allisyn Levy • Anne Richards • Christine Zanchi What Buffy the Vampire Slayer Has To Teach Us About Gaming, Education, and Self-directed Learning TraditionsReid Adams • Eric Bauman • Benjamin DeVane • Crystle Martin • Angela Samosorn • Moses Wolfenstein AESTHETICS AgricultureStephen Hilyard • Diali Gupta • D. Fox Harrell • Dominic Kao • Beaumie Kim • Ryan L. Sittler ENGAGEMENT Fifth Quarter StudioReed • Catherine C. Chase • Cynthia Carter Ching • Barry Fishman • Danielle Hagood • Caitlin Holman • Alison Lee • Laura Malkiewich • Benjamin Plummer • Stefan Slater SUPPORTING DISABILITIES LandmarkJill Gurtner • Jennifer Dalsen • Erinn Finke • Benjamin Hickerson • Jungmin Kwon • Krista Wilkinson Well Played: Clash Royale, A Casual Deck-Building Battle Arena for Parents and Kids to Battle and Build MarqueeEric Klopfer • Maya Klopfer • Oren Klopfer Publish Mobile-Ready Narrative Games with the Playable Media Story Builder IndustryRetha Hill • Adam Ingram-Goble • Juli James

5:00pm CDT

DeVry Marquee Dinner Sun Garden

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GLS Showcase Ceremony MarqueeDennis Ramirez

8:00pm CDT

Arcade & Games Tournament Northwoods Filament Games GLS Soiree FIlament Games HeadquartersBrandon Pittser

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Coffee & Pastries Marquee

10:00am CDT

Keynote MarqueeGordon Bellamy • Craig Kettleson

11:00am CDT

Arcade NorthwoodsCraig Anderson

11:30am CDT

Guiding Through Game-Based Implementations Without Getting A Game Over Wisconsin IdeaCraig Anderson • Seann Dikkers • Hannah Jaris • Crystle Martin • Amanda Ochsner The Great Dragon Swooping Cough: Stories about Learning Designs in Promoting Participation and Engagement with a Virtual Epidemic TraditionsBenjamin DeVane • Estee Ellis • Nina Fefferman • Deborah Fields • Yasmin Kafai • Jen Sun GAMES IN THE RIGHT FRAME LandmarkRichard Halverson • Vincent Aleven • Jackie Barnes • John Black • Catherine C. Chase • Casper Harteveld • Mathurada Jullamon • Erik Karpstead • Alison Lee • Connie Liu REVIEW AgricultureKurt Squire • Rebecca Ly • Eric Nunez SCIENCE Fifth Quarter StudioJudy Perry • Kate Haley Goldman • Joe Griffin • James Harold • Dean Hines • So Mi Kim • James Laffey • Christopher Mirabzadeh • Barrie Robison • Troy Sadler • Justin Sigoloff • Terence Soule • David Streett • Nicholas Wood Mechanically Embracing the Peasantry: Developing World and Narrative through Mechanical Interactions MarqueeSteven Farrell Twine Game Jam IndustryEarl Aguilera • Mark Chen • Dr. Kelly M Tran

12:30pm CDT

Lunch Pavillion

1:30pm CDT

Madison Games Alliance Plenary Round Table MarqueeConstance Steinkuehler • Michael Gay • Tim Gerritsen • Jennifer Javornik • Kurt Squire • Forrest Woolworth

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Beer & Brats The Sett Board Game Bonanza! IndustryLee Maile